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Over 300 flights cancelled after Tokyo airport collision killing 5; the plane was cleared to land

Tokyo: Airlines were forced to cancel over 300 flights following the collision between a Japan Coast Guard aircraft and a Japan Airlines passenger plane at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Tuesday evening even as reports said the plane was cleared to land ahead of the tragedy. more

New York: Three children, 10 firefighters injured in two separate Brooklyn fires

Three children, who were left alone in a Brooklyn apartment in New York, were hurt as a fire broke out inside the home on Sunday.

One dead, 5 injured in New York City garage collapse

New York, Apr 19 (UNI) One person was killed and five others were injured after a parking garage collapsed in Lower Manhattan of New York City on Tuesday afternoon, authorities said.

Accelerated action needed to save 12,000 lives a day due to injury, violence

Each day, injuries and violence claim the lives of some 12,000 people around the world, according to a new report released on Tuesday by the UN health agency.

Bangladesh: Death toll due to collision between train-bus in Narayanganj touches four

Narayanganj: The death toll as a train hit a bus in Bangladesh region of Narayanganj has touched four, media reports said on Monday.

13 killed after oil tanker catches fire in a head-on collision in Kenya

At least 13 people have been killed after a petrol tanker turned turtle and got engulfed in flames in western Kenya on Sunday night.

23 dead, over 60 hurt as metro overpass collapses in Mexico City

Mexico City: At least 23 people were killed and dozens injured after a metro overpass collapsed in Mexico on Monday night, reports said.

South Africa: At least 14 killed as train-truck collide

Bloemfontein, Jan 4 (JEN): At least 14 people have been killed and 268 others injured after a train and a truck collided in Free State province in South Africa, reports said.

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